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B. P. CRANDALL.

Velocigede.

No. 79,553. y Patented July 7, 1868.

r BENJAM'INP, GRANDAiLL, OFLNEW' YORK, N.IY.I

Letters Patent No. 79,553, dated July 7, 1868;

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, BEIYJ'AMINP. CRANDALL, of the city, county, end State of New York, have invented,

mode, and applied to use certain new and useful Improvements in Velocipedes; and I do, declare. that the following is a full, clear, and correct description of the seine, reference heing'had to the accompanying drawings,

necking a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved velocipede.

Figure 2 is a, view showing the tubular support for attaching the handle.

Figure 3 is arplnn view of my improved velocipedc.

In the drawings, like parts of this inventionare pointed out by the/same letters of reference.

The nature of my invention consists inicertain improveinents, as more fully hereinafterset forth, in the construction of velccipedes. v

To enable those skilled in the arts to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. I r

A shows an axle, to which are attached the hind wheels B, 's'o secured as to turn freely upon the same.

0 is the pcle-cr-tongne, secured to the axle about midway its length, to the forward end of which are pinned the short axles supporting the' steering-wheels D.

I B shows connections connecting the short axle to the yoke F, which yoke is pinned upon the under side of the tongue or pole G, and may be operated upon 'by the feet'of the exerciser, and thus govern the position of the steeringnvheels D through the connections E. v

G shows a transverse bar, secured upo'nthe pole or tongue, and serving, in connection with the axle A, to support the springs, H, employed to hold in position the seat I of the vehicle. The side-piecee of this seat]; are allowed to project the proper distance beyond the scat proper to receire the handles J, operating the conncctions M, as hereinafter described. 3' are the handles, for operating, through the connections M, the hind wheels B. These handles are provided with openings, and are passed over thetulmlar supports K (see fig. 2) secured upon the side-pieces of the seiit I.

.The tubular supports K consists of a hollow cylinder, of length equal to the transverse thickness of the lever J, and has a flange, R, formed at one end, b,y which flange the support is secured to the seat I. An opening is made in the lever, so that thelatter may he hung on the support, and have its hearing thereby. A screw,

I, is now introduced transversely into the support, and screwed into the seat J, :t'washer being beforehand.

interpesedhetn'een the outer edge of the support and the h ead'of the screw:

By these means the .lever is entirely free from the nearing or ruhhingfprocesses which would otherwise result were theholding-screiv L in contact with any part of it. 7

After the hcndles J have been passed over these tubular supports, a screw, L, is employed to hold'the haiidles J in position. This screw L passes through the tubular support, :tndhns its hearing in the projecting side portion of the seat I.

lhrough openings in the lower ends of the hnndles J are inserted the forward endsof the connections M, which, after being inserted, are secured in cny convcnient way.

M shows the connections connecting the handles to the wheels 13; These connections have both their forward and rear ends bent at right angles to their main portions, to admit of their ready attachment to the handles and to the wheels, and not to interfere with the free operation of the latter.

l he rear ends of these connections are secured in the plate N, generally made large enough to cover the space between the two spokes of'the wheel, as shown, the plate being secured to the spokes of the wheel. Thus itn'iil he seen that motion is readily imparted to the wheels Bhy simply movingthe handles to and fro, the

handles turning freely upon the tubular supports and imparting motion to the wheels through the connections M.

The forward wheels clrendy referred to, by which the vehicle is steered, are operated by the feet of the rider acting iipon the yoke F, This yoke, as previously stated, governs the position 'of the forward wheels to the rear wheels through the connections E attached to the yoke, and the short axle.

The'at'taehxn'ent of a plate, N, to .the wheels, it far preferable to the usual plan ofettaehing one end of a flat connection to the spoke of the wheel, as the apparatus is rendered more durable by the use of a plate so attached.

The bending of the forward and rear ends of the connections connecting the wheels and handles renders the operation of the machine more ready and'directf The tubular supports to receive the handles add greatly to the strengthofthe apparatuajvhile the means for directing the course of the vehieleare more easily and directly operated by means of the yoke and connections operating as shown, than byany of the means now in use.

The construction of the machine, as just recited, renders it much more durable and easy ofoperation than the ordinary velocipedes now in use.

Having thus described my invention, what/I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is, as an improvement in the patent granted to. Crandall'and Conover, dated April 2, 1861 1. In velocipodes, the combination, with the operating-lever J,'of the tubular support K, constructed of a hollow tube, K, haying flanges R and the independent screw L, as appliedto the seat I in the manner and for the purpose specified.

2. As an improvement inttheuiode 0t operatingthe steering-apparatus of velocipedes, the parallel rods E, having one end pivoted to t'he'z'txlef-of'the forward wheels 1), and the other end to the yoke F, whereby the said yoke and axle aiways move parallel to each other, substantially as described,

- 4 BENJAMIN I. CRANDALL.

Witnesses:

O. TwORANlBALL, M. F. Dnmmenn. 

